Cuff-holder.



No. 723,095. PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903.

F. A. WERNIG.

, CUFF HOLDER; APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1902.

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FREDERICK A. WERNIG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,095, dated March 17, 1903.

Application filed May 20, 1902.

To all tehom, it may cancer-nu Beit known that I, FREDERICK A. WERNIG, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain 5 new and useful Improvements in Gulf-Holders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and

exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

zo Myinventio'n relates to cud-holders and its object is to provide a new and improved device for attaching a cuif to the sleeve of a shirt. I The inventionaccordingly consists in the features of construction, arrangement of parts, and. combinations of elements. hereinafter set forth and the novel features of which are specifically pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification. y In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view showing the end of a shirt: sleeve havinga cuff attached thereto with my improved cuff-holder. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the holder detached. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View on linear; 13, Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views of detached parts. i

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. l the end 1 is shown as attached to the end of sleeve 2. The attaching device consists of a plate or body member 3, which is formed of sheet metal, tin, or some similar light material, closed at one end and cut away longitudinally at the other to form the forks or arms 4 4, the space between said forks or arms thus forming the throat of the device, through which the shank of the button or other connecting device attached to the sleeve is adapted to pass and in which the said shank lies when the device is in use, a place being left between the upper and lower members of the forks 4 4 for the reception of a spring hereinafter described. This plate or body member may be conveniently made by taking a tube closed at one end and flattening it to bring itto the shape shown in Fig. 4. Abutton 5 is then permanently attached to one end of such plate conveniently 1 by having its shank pass through a hole 6 in the plate and its head 7 suitably secured to all Serial No. 1081149. (No model.)

one side of the plate, as by soldering, upsetting, or any other desired fashion. The shank 5 of the button projects above the upper surface of the plate 4 sufficiently to provide a space for the cuff or other fabric to be attached thereto, as is clear from an inspection of Fig. 3. The arms 8 of a suitable spring are located in position within the forks of the plate 4 and preferably between the upper and lower members of said forks, so that they are inclosed thereby and protected from accidental catching or injury in other ways. This spring is preferably in the shape of a single piece of wire bent so as to form aloop, which encircles the shank of the button 5 and the two arms 8, which, as shown in Fig. 2, are arranged in position to normally close the throat of the fork. As shown in Fig. 3, the upper and lower sides of each fork 4 may be bent together slightly at their ends in order to more securely inclose the spring 8 therebetween. It will be obvious, however, that many changes in the shapeof the parts may be made, which will nevertheless embody equivalents of the parts herein shown.

In use the shank of the button 5 is attached to the cuff, and the holder is then slipped on over the button 9, carried by the wristband of the shirt, being held securely in place by the spring-arms 8,which will close in front of the button 9 and hold the cuff securely in button secured to said plate, a spring also secured to said plate and having an arm or arms arranged in position to normally extend across and close the entrance to said throat,

the said spring arm or arms being movable independently of said forks. t 2. In combination, a forked plate 3, the

space between said forks constituting a throat for the reception of a suitable attaching de Vice, 3. button 5 secured thereto, a spring socured within said forked plate and having its Ion arms 8 adapted to normally close the throat thereof, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a cult-holder of the class described, in combination, a forked plate 3, the space'between said forks constituting a throat for the reception of a suitable attaching device, the forks of which have upper and lower members respectively, a button secured to such plate, a spring secured within said plate and having arms lying'between the members of said forks and adapted to normally close the throat thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a cuff-holder of the class described, in combination, a forked plate 3, the space between said forks constituting a throat for the reception of a suitable attaching device, the forks thereof having upper and lower members, a button 5 having its shank passing through said plate and secured thereto and a spring wound around said shank and having arms projecting between the members of said forks and adapted to normally close the throat of said forked plate, substantially as and for the'purposes set forth.

5. In a cuff-holder of the class described, in combination a forked plate 3, the space between said forks constituting a throat for the reception of a suitable attaching device, a button 5 secured thereto, a spring secured to said plate and having arms adapted to lie between the members of said forks and to normally close the throat of said plate, the ends of said forked members being bent together beyond the ends of said spring-arms, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK A. WERNIG. i

Witnesses:

H. M. SEAMANS, ALLAN Foosn. 

